Box turtles and painted turtles differ slightly in size as we are about to see. They weigh between 0.5 and 2 pounds, and their average length falls between five and six inches.

A young boy found Rockalina, a wild eastern box turtle, while playing near his New York home in 1977. His family took her in and for nearly 50 years, she stayed there. She remained on a slick ...

An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her first chance to see the sun in decades this month Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...

A former NC State College of Veterinary Medicine student has studied the spots with the highest volume of turtle-related ...

Discover the Unique Needs and Challenges of Caring for Box Turtles Common box turtles require specific temperature, humidity, and UVB lighting conditions to thrive. Due to their complex care ...

This box turtle made it safely across the road this time. But the sunken area on top of its back, as well as the white scars on its back, tell of a past near tragedy. We can only guess how the ...

It took 48 years for Rockalina to get a taste of earthworm. The eastern box turtle had lived since 1977 inside a New York home, never once venturing outside. Her nails curled into her feet ...